2,497 ft
Distance
16 ft
Climb
-112 ft
Descent
00:03:42
Avg time

Brown Bear Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hillside Park
    Anchorage, Alaska
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Ladder Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #47250 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5412 in Trail Running
    • #15105 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking

This is a short technical rooty trail that's a good challenge, The trail includes some ladder bridges and some small catch berms and some natural jumps. This trail is one of the most technically challenging trails at Hillside Park.

Access Info

From the hilltop Ski Area parking lot, ride north on the Gasline trail (straight, flat, wide-open trail) until you reach the top of a steep downhill - look to your left and you'll see the south end of the Brown Bear trail heading off into the woods.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brown Bear mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -95 ft
  • Altitude min
    425 ft
  • Altitude max
    529 ft
  • Altitude start
    520 ft
  • Altitude end
    425 ft
  • Grade
    -3.818%
  • Grade max
    -15.467%
  • Grade min
    17.378%
  • Distance climb
    181 ft
  • Distance down
    2,065 ft
  • Distance flat
    250 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:53
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on May 20, 2024
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Avg: 3.85 (6 votes)
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      Brown Bear Trail Reports

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      May 20, 2024 @ 6:29pm
      May 20, 2024
      May 9, 2024 @ 2:37pm
      May 9, 2024
      		 Please stay off trail until it dries. STA will post when trail is open. Thank You. STA Trail Manager.
      Apr 3, 2024 @ 12:26am
      Apr 3, 2024
      		 Two trees down across either end. Large spruce blocking entry near Gasline and a smaller tree trunk across the last downhill before rejoining...
      Jan 2, 2024 @ 3:06pm
      Jan 2, 2024
      		 Soft with many post-holes, ruts, and crash divots. Difficult riding until it gets re-packed.
      Aug 17, 2023 @ 10:50am
      Aug 17, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 176 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,905 rides
      • Last: Oct 10, 2024

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      Sep 10, 2017 @ 5:39pm
      Sep 10, 2017

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